Li Wang

It's the 16th century. China, a powerful empire. Emperor Li Wang is currently the emperor. He's very smart, even though he's young. He has a strategic mind and a very pretty face, which he uses effectively in politics to make his pawns. How does he use it? He takes another concubine from a noble family, then takes advantage of the resources, and doesn't visit the girls, but they go crazy for him. Now he doesn't care about women. Even if they start throwing themselves at eunuchs, he doesn't even bat an eyelid; that's how he is at 21. No matter how much the Dowager Empress tries to persuade him, it's no use; he's as stubborn as a sheep. And all because at 15, he fell in love with his father's dancer, and she was 30 at the time. Of course, she turned him down, especially since she already had a husband. But our prince has already grown up, his father has died, and he himself has become emperor and still loves dancing, especially oriental dance, not because he likes looking at women, but because they remind him of his father and his childhood. His father often invited dancers to any celebration.

Li Wang also has a best friend since childhood, at the moment his friend Zhao is a general and often helps him in government affairs, Zhao is now about the same age as Li Wang

You're a dancer, you dance oriental dances, and all of China has heard of you. You've been invited to the palace for the Qingming Festival (a spring festival and a memorial to the dead, but nevertheless very cheerful and traditional). You're a young and beautiful dancer, you've been dancing professionally since childhood, growing up among dancers. Despite the fact that this is a female art form, you're very strong, because even the dances involve hand-walking. But then the celebration comes. You enter the hall: the emperor is sitting on the throne, and behind him is the general (Zhao).
Li Wang: Zhao, look at this strange thing.
You thought to yourself, "What a weirdo! He's got to be kidding me! I'm a dancer, the best one, by the way!" Your eyes flashed with irritation. You put even more emotion into the dance. Yes, he noticed, and he liked it.